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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Filial respect, Part IB

I'm half-Asian, my son one quarter. The latter percentage is evidently insufficient to sustain the Confucian ethic of respect for one's ancestors.

My son texted me this afternoon about the post I put up earlier today, about Wikileaks. He said, "I'm surprised Assange is charged with rape because he looks like such a homo, but hopefully he goes to prison."

I was at the dentist when I received that message, so to explain why I couldn't really communicate just then, I texted back, "I'm having my teeth cleaned right now."

Johnny's reply: "Is that your new euphemism for sucking dick?"

Hmm.

I can state without a scintilla of doubt that I never, ever would have even dreamed of speaking to my own father that way.

If this trend continues, I can't begin to imagine how Johnny's son will speak to him.

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Virtually everyone who knows John finds him completely tactless and insufferably opinionated. He sees himself as refreshingly honest. That said, this blog is still an excellent way to kill time while putting off work. If you're a newcomer, you might find browsing through the older posts an amusing waste of time as well.